Family reeling over the deaths of business couple in horror car accident

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Agony and heartbreak are what is left for the family of a business power couple who died in a car accident on Sunday.

Thabiso, 56, and Ayanda, 54, Tlelai died while travelling back to Johannesburg from Durban, where they had visited their 15-year-old son at boarding school.

Family spokesperson Lerato Banda said they were still coming to terms with losing two loved ones at the same time. The couple’s memorial service will be held on November 6 at their home in Waterfall, Midrand, at noon. They will be buried in Maseru, Lesotho, on November 14.Thabiso was a BCom graduate from the Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, and was the owner and CEO of Don Suite Hotels for more than a decade. He served on the boards of SA Tourism, the National Empowerment Corporation and Basil Read, among others. He was also a founder and chairperson of the Tourism Business Council of SA .

Banda said the Tlelai family “is humbled and extremely thankful for the outpouring messages of tributes, love and condolences we have received from thousands of people throughout Southern Africa”.

 

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This is tragic i really cant believe I'm shocked to say the least. I have known Thabiso for years working at one of the companies he founded, NMT Capital Very humble & down to earth My sincere condolences Mr & Mrs Tlelai may your souls rest in perfect peace

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RIP!

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